Opinion No. (2001)

BILL LOCKYER Attorney General JONATHAN R. DAVIS Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE BILL JONES, SECRETARY OF STATE, has requested an opinion on the following question: Is the Secretary of State required to make available on the Internet the names and addresses, including the street name, building number, city, state, and zip code, and telephone numbers of persons identified in campaign and lobbying disclosure statements filed electronically with the Secretary of State? CONCLUSION The Secretary of State is required to make available on the Internet the names and addresses, including the street name, building number, city, state, and zip code, and telephone numbers of persons identified in campaign and lobbying disclosure statements filed electronically with the Secretary of State except for a person's street name and building number listed on a campaign disclosure statement. ANALYSIS The Online Disclosure Act of 1997 (Gov. Code, §§ 84600 - 84610 ; "Act") 1 provides for the electronic filing of campaign statements and lobbying disclosure reports with the Secretary of State. It directs the Secretary of State to develop a system to make "the data filed available on the…